Otto wupper and albert becker



(No Model.)

0. WUPPER 8a A. BECKER.

BOTTLE STOPPER. d

No. 583,966. Patented June 8, 1897.

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UNITED STATES PATENT @Erica OTTO VUPPER AND ALBERT BECKER, OF GEVELSBERG, GERMANY.

BOTTLE-STOPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 583,966, dated June 8, 1897.

Application led Dctobcr 7, 1895. Serial No. 564,958. (No model.) Patented in Germany December 17, 1894, No. 82,659; in France March 9,1895,N0. 245,687; in Belgium March 9,1895,N0.114,503; in Austria April 10, 1895, No. l5/1,929; in Hungary April l0, 1895, No. 2,787, and in England April 11, 1895, No. 7,741.

.To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that we, OTTO VVUPPER and ALBERT BECKER, subjects of the Emperor of Germany, residing at Gevelsberg, Testphalia, Germany, have invented new and useful Improvements in Stoppering Bottles and the Like, (for which we have obtained a patent in Germany, No. 82,659, bearing date December 17, 1801i; in France, No. 245,687, bearing date March 9, 1895, and No. 245,687, additional patent, bearing date March 25, 1895; in Belgium, No. 114,503, bearing date March 9, 1895, and No. 114:,905, additional patent, bearing date April 2, 1895; in Austria, R. T. i/LJLQ, bearing date April l0, 1895; in Hungary, No. 2,787, bearing date April 10, 1895, and in Great Britain, No, 7,741, bearing date April 11, 1895,) of which the following is a specification.

Our invention has for its object a new and useful device for closing bottles and the like hernietically-closed vessels which differs from such known for this purpose by the manner of lining the device to the bottle or vessel. This is done in such a manner that the device cannot be taken off from the bottle and stolen. Furthermore, the device secures, by means of its practical construction, many advantages which in the ordinary constructions are not obtainable.

How we carry our invention into effect is shown on the accompanying drawings, of which- Figure 1 shows the new device in a closed state; Fig. 2, opened. Figs. 3 and 4t are views seen from right and left side of Fig. 1, respectively. Figs. 5, '7, and S are details of construction. Fig. 6 is a modified construction of the fastening-ring. Figs. 9, 10, and 11 show a modified construction of the clos- Fig. 12 is aspecial arrangement of the stopple.

Our new device consists of a fastening-ring A, which is formed of two halves cl), being linked together at one end by a bolt c. The free end of part c carries a bolt e, to which is linked a lever d, but so that the bolt is left a litt e free. According to this the free end of the half Z1 is hook-shaped, in such a inanner that the rectangular slot forming the hook stands a little back from the bolt e, as will be understood from Fig. 7. In order to join the halves a b and form the complete fastening-ring A, they must therefore be pressed together, Fig. 8. Now to the link end of the ring are attached turn able bars i, which seize a rod f, the free end of which is hook-shaped, so as to take up the top end of a wire link 7e, which is connected with the lever d. The rod f is provided with a hooked end and carries the stopple 7i, oi' porcelain or other suitable material, having an oblong hole which prevents the turning of the stopple on the rod f.

The closing mechanism thus described may be attached to the bottle in the following manner: The halves a b of the fastening-ring are laid around the neck of the bottle and then hooked together. It cannot be taken off from the bottle without damaging the same, for the spring-like action which takes place by pressing c and b together does not allow the ring to open. To prevent its downstroke when the device is opened, the bottle maybe provided with little projections, as is shown in dotted lilies, Figs. 1 and 2, of which also the manner of using will be best understood.

The stopple is iirnilypressed down upon the bottle by turning down the lever d. and lifted from it when the lever is moved in the contrary direction, for which purpose it is provided with a convenient handle. The degree of opening the bottle may be thereby easily regulated, which is of great importa-nce for waters; but in every other respect our new device has great advantages. lt can be attached to the bottle without the help of an instrument, is not exposed to `wear andtear, and does not require repairing. 1t may be also preferably used for conserve-boxes, in which case the device may be fitted with the fastening-ring illustrated in Fig. G. Here both halves of the ring are connected by a verticallyarranged rivet, so that the ring opens in the horizontal plane. The joining together of the two halves is made, as before, by a corresponding rivet and a hook. For attaching the closing-pieces to the ring, an ges Z are provided.

In Figs. 9 to 11 a modified construction of the device is shown. Instead of the solid rod f there is arranged a U -forined wire Sledge in,

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running through the stopple and being at its f open ends connected to the fastening-ring A by i similar Wire Sledge n. f The other end of m is bent e little downwerchso as to form :in

filling out the openingfof they bottle, prevents ihe admission of liquid lo the india-rubber disliwliich, though it closes herlnetcnlly the bottle, is visolated Vfrom the liquid in avery simple manner.

f XVe are aware, that prior to our invention closing devices for bottles have been made.r XVe therefore do not claim such L device broadly; but f y lVhat We do claim es ourinrention, and desire to Secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination in a bottle-closing device.

of e cellar-'ring consisting,` of two ,halvesr i u of rectangular section that are linked n -l'xinged abone end soneto bemoved ine vertical direction, one of said halves being pro yvided with. ,e pin, the other with a, hook which engages the pin in order to join bethhelves together, lever CZ, ber QI stopper 7L rod, f provided with @hooked end md link la substantially as described.

OTTO VVUPPER.

f f f ALBERT BECKER.

lVibn esses:

F. H. STRAUSS, A. STRAUSS. 

